The Washington critic., 1887-08-12
The Parks.


Washington Circle Is at Twentv.thrd street,
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues,
and containing an equestrian statue OF
Washington,
Mcpherson square Is at Vermont avenue I,
X and Fifteenth streets, containing an
equestrian statue of General Mcphcrsun.
Farragut SQUARE at Connecticut avenue, L.
and seventeenth streets, containing a statue
of Admiral Farragut,
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire COnnccil
cut and Massachusetts avenues and Sine.
fgCnth street holding the statue of Admiral
Dupont. This circle Is IN the heart OF the
most aristCcratlc part of the city,
Scott Circle, at Rhode Island and Massachu-
setts avenues aud sixteenth street cOutnn-
Ing an equestrian statue Of General winfield
Scott.
Thomas Circle lies at the intersection of Yer.
mont and Massachusetts avenues and VI
and Fourteenth streets. An equestrian
statue of General George II Thomas adUrns
this the smallest of the circles.
Lilac rark, at l. and Twelfth streets and Mas.
sachusctts avenue, and Syringa Park, NJ
Tenth and l. and Massachusetts avenue are
two triunglcs beautifully kept, ami nutel
for their protu-ion Of the shrubs from which
they get their name.
Mount Vernon Place includes New York and
Massachusetts avenues and ik street ha-
twen Seventh and Ninth streets, A mag
niicent fountain IN the centre greatly adorns
this beautiful park
Iowa Clrclc h at Vermont and Rhode Island
avenues + and Thirteenth streets, General
Grants house Is on the southwest side,
franklin Square between and x and Thir.
tccutli and Fourteenth streets iS the most
artiStiCally designed and beautiful of all the
smaller reservations. II contains natural
mound, supposed to be an Indian burial.
place, and a sprlug of delicious water,
which supplies several hydUnt-.
Rawlus Square IS at the intersection of
New York avenue and L street west ut the
white House. Tho Ruwlius statue Ms
been removed TO tho south sldo OF PcnnsyI-
yaniu avenue, south Of Ninth street,
Lincoln Park occupies tho grounds at the
intersection of NurtN Caroline, MIssuohu.
sctts, Tennessee aud Kentucky aypnur, A
street northeast, A stree southeast aud
lust Capitol street, n contains lGu hgHuli.
ful grpup of .tatuary representing LWnuu
slaves. Reached by the Metropolitan cars.
The Cemeteries.
Washington contains several beautiful and
historic cemeteries well worth visit Ola
est ui these is
Rock crock, Iu-t north og thg old soldiers
Home, N wa, opened about the gear ltNl.
Tie Congressional Burial Ground, or Wash
iugtuu Cemetery lies at Che uusr end Ni
Pennsylvania avenue, uu tHf banks ItUu
hnucustiu N contains CeuutWGs to tine
memory ul many ui the Member. of CON.
uress wholayrdipl wilhelm office Two Niau
Presidents ui the United States are hurI y
here, George clinton ul Now York auI B.
bridge Gerry ul NuH-ANNI-uIi-, INH Nun" 'nF.
was opened I'm 1904, and is q very handsome
one Reached 10y carriage.
oak llNl Is lH Georgetown, OU ''H hIukt.
Rock creek, reached Joy -tIu"f HuF. ur gHN.
% i~ thu most picturesque burial place 'u
thu United s'uty-. and i- famous fur .tF
handsome monuments ltuuuf1m- lNr grave
Of John Howard Payne as'h"f OF Home
Sweet Home
Mount uIIyrf. u fh. Baltimore nike, ungfh
p.f Irur fHu yls uul uf u r'u.t. i- fUu
uaIE Catholic cemetery In tUy District lg
is largo and handsome. iitIcN"H hy .lN.
Hospitals,